In 12839.969393548@chthon, Tom Christiansen writes:
:What can be done to make $ work "better", so we don't have to
:make people use /foo\z/ to mean /foo$/? They'll keep writing
:the $ for things that probably oughtn't abide optional newlines.
:
:Remember that /$/ really means /(?=\n?\z)/. And
"TC" == Tom Christiansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Could you explain what the problem is?
TC /$/ does not only match at the end of the string.
TC It also matches one character fewer. This makes
TC code like $path =~ /etc$/ "wrong".
Sorry, I'm missing it.
$_ = "etc\n"; /etc$/;
"TC" == Tom Christiansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Could you explain what the problem is?
TC /$/ does not only match at the end of the string.
TC It also matches one character fewer. This makes
TC code like $path =~ /etc$/ "wrong".
Sorry, I'm missing it.
I know.
On your "longest match",
On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 10:03:08 +0100, Hugo wrote:
In 12839.969393548@chthon, Tom Christiansen writes:
:What can be done to make $ work "better", so we don't have to
:make people use /foo\z/ to mean /foo$/? They'll keep writing
:the $ for things that probably oughtn't abide optional newlines.
Gee
That was my second thought. I kinda like it, because //s would have two
effects:
+ let . match a newline too (current)
+ let /$/ NOT accept a trailing newline (new)
Don't forget /s's other meaning.
--tom
Tom Christiansen wrote:
Don't forget /s's other meaning.
Do you enjoy making people ask what you're talking about? What other
meaning did you have in mind, overriding $*?
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Summary report 2920
Mark-Jason Dominus has relinquished the wg chair due to the pressure
of other commitments; I'll be taking over the chair for the short
time remaining. Thanks to Mark-Jason for all his hard work.
I'll be contacting the authors of all outstanding RFCs
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counting matches
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Date: 16 Aug 2000
Last Modified: 20 Sep 2000
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